富时100指数周三上涨0.2%，从上一交易日0.6%的跌幅中恢复过来，超过了以京东体育和公用事业公司为首的欧洲大陆同行。京东体育股价上涨超过2.5%，此前该公司公布了第二季度美国销售趋势的增强，并宣布了新的股票回购，缓解了投资者对关税影响的担忧。尽管如此，该零售商还是指出了消费者财务疲软和失业率上升带来的风险。在Ofgem自10月起将能源价格上限上调2%后，公用事业表现优于预期，国家电网（+1.7%）、苏格兰和南方能源公司（+1.5%）、塞文特伦特公司（+1.9%）和联合公用事业公司（+1.2%）的涨幅均高于预期。在其他方面，保诚在公布了更高的新业务利润并宣布到2027年进行大于预期的回购后上涨，尽管其股息增长预测为10%令人失望。与此同时，消费品类股下跌，投资者纷纷撤出防御类股。

The FTSE 100 traded 0.2% higher on Wednesday, recovering from a 0.6% loss in the previous session and outpacing its continental peers, led by JD Sports and utility firms. JD Sports climbed over 2.5% after reporting stronger US sales trends in Q2 and announcing a new share buyback, easing investor concerns over tariff impacts. Still, the retailer flagged risks from weak consumer finances and rising unemployment. Utilities outperformed after Ofgem raised its energy price cap by 2% from October, more than expected, lifting National Grid (+1.7%), SSE (+1.5%), Severn Trent (+1.9%), and United Utilities (+1.2%). Elsewhere, Prudential advanced after posting higher new business profit and announcing bigger-than-expected buybacks through 2027, though its dividend growth forecast of 10% disappointed. Meanwhile, consumer goods stocks slipped as investors rotated out of defensives.